• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1966.11a
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• pp.88.1-88.1
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• 1966

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.63-66
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• 1964

A case of 20-year-old man involving a dens in dents with dentoalveolar abscess in the symphysis has been presented. 1. The patient pressented free drainage through the fistulous opening onn labial gingiva in area of left mandibular dentral and lateral incisors. 2. Roentgenographs revealed roentgenolucent shadows around left mandibular central and lateral incisors, dens in dente, was noticed.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.66 no.5
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• pp.390-395
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• 2009

Among the bronchogenic carcinomas, especially squamous cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma frequently present with cavitation, which may result from tumor necrosis. Cavitary lesions of the tumor are occasionally associated with infection and misdiagnosed as benign lung abscess owing to the partial responsiveness to antibiotics. It is very difficult to distinguish the carcinomatous abscess from the benign lung abscess, because of their similar clinical and radiologic features. Delay in diagnosis of underlying lung cancer may result in poor outcome. Therefore, clinicians should remember that the patients with highly suspicious carcinoma of the lung should undergo further precise examinations to find out malignant cells.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.272-274
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• 2004

We report an unusual case of left atrial auricular abscess which was successfully treated by surgical resection, treatment with antibiotics and mediastinal irrigation. A 9-year-old female patient with previous history of urinary tract infection was admitted because of persistent fever. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed massive pericardial effusion and a mass lesion at the left upper cardiac border. Pericardiocentesis isolated Staphylococcus aureus on culture. The patient underwent mass removal under cardiopulmonary bypass. The mass was located within the left atrial auricular wall with fibropurulent abscess formation inside. Postoperative mediastinal irrigation was performed. Pathologic examination of the mass showed organized thrombi with chronic fibrosing mural endocarditis. She discharged on the 21st postoperative day without complication.

• The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.73-77
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• 1985

Haemophilus aphrophilus is a fastidious gram-negative bacillus found in mouth of normal individuals. Though H. aphrophilus infection is quite rate, it includes such serious ones as endocarditis and brain abscess. The authors isolated H. aphrophilus from five patients with the diagnosis of lung abscess, conjunctivitis, brain abscess and facial masticator space abscess. Two of the patients died. Three of the patients also yielded other species of bacteria from the same specimens. One of the isolate was intermediately susceptible to amikacin and resistant to tobramycin, indicating the necessity of a routine susceptibility test in order to select the proper antimicrobial agents. Since H. aphrophilus can be differentiated from other similar organisms by morphological and biochemical characteristics, one should determie the possibility of this organism when fastidious gram-negative bacilli are isolated from blood or from sites adjacent to upper respiratory tract.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.120-122
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• 2016

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a fatal neurological disease caused by thiamine deficiency. Many reports indicate that Wernicke's encephalopathy is caused by malnutrition. We report the case of a 79-year-old female patient who had a left masticator space and parapharyngeal space abscess who was diagnosed with Wernicke's encephalopathy. She reported problems while eating due to the presence of the abscess, but the true quantities of food she was ingesting were never assessed. Clinicians have a responsibility to provide adequate nutritional support by ensuring that patients receive adequate nutrition. Clinicians should also keep in mind that Wernicke's encephalopathy may occur in patients who experienced prolonged periods of malnutrition.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.586-589
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• 2016

A pressure sore wound is often extensive or complicated by local infection involving adjacent soft tissue and bone. In this case, a regional flap after simple debridement is not adequate. Here, we present a case of an extensive pressure sore in the sacral area with deep tissue infection. A 43-year-old female patient with a complicated sore with deep tissue infection had a presacral abscess, an iliopsoas abscess, and an epidural abscess in the lumbar spine. After a multidisciplinary approach performed in stages, the infection had subsided and removal of the devitalized tissue was possible. The large soft tissue defect with significant depth was reconstructed with a free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap, which was expected to act as a local barrier from vertical infection and provide tensionless skin coverage upon hip flexion. The extensive sacral sore was treated effectively without complication, and the deep tissue infection completely resolved. There was no evidence of donor site morbidity, and wheelchair ambulation was possible by a month after surgery.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.191-201
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Takrisodok-eum gami(托裏消毒飮加味: TRSDEGM) on Breast Abscess. Methods: One patient was a 35-year-old woman who complains pain, induration, burning sensation and skin flare of left breast, the other patient was a 49-year-old woman who complains pain, burning sensation and edema of right breast. Patients were treated by Herb medicine(TRSDEGM Water Extract). And the progress of symptoms was evaluated by checking the change of VAS, and inspecting the DITI. Results: After taking TRSDEKM, pain, induration, burning sensation, skin flare and edema were alleviated or resolved. And they haven#t recurred. Conclusion: TRSDEKM is expected to have positive effect on Breast Abscess.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.214-217
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• 2015

Surgeons occasionally encounter a patient with a gastric cancer invading an adjacent organ, such as the pancreas, liver, or transverse colon. Although there is no established guideline for treatment of invasive gastric cancer, combined resection with radical gastrectomy is conventionally performed for curative purposes. We recently treated a patient with a large gastric cancer invading the abdominal wall, which was initially diagnosed as a simple abdominal wall abscess. Computed tomography showed that an abscess had formed adjacent to the greater curvature of the stomach. During surgery, we made an incision on the abdominal wall to drain the abscess, and performed curative total gastrectomy with partial excision of the involved abdominal wall. The patient received intensive treatment and wound management postoperatively with no surgery-related adverse events. However, the patient could not receive adjuvant chemotherapy and expired on the 82nd postoperative day.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.253-255
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• 2008

A 61-year-old man had a F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for evaluation of a common bile duct cancer identified on CT. The PET/CT image showed a hypermetabolic mass in the common bile duct, and a focal area of increased F-18 FDG uptake in segment IV of the liver, which corresponded to a hypoattenuated lesion on non-enhanced CT, and was consistent with hepatic metastasis. The patient underwent choledochojejunostomy with hepatic resection, and pathologic findings were compatible with an eosinophilic abscess in the liver. This case demonstrates that F-18 FDG uptake by an eosinophilic abscess can mimic hepatic metastasis in a patient with a malignancy.